SUPERVISING FIELD REPRESENTATIVE PROPERTY IMPROVEMENT
New Jersey treats Supervising Field Representative Property Improvement as a competitive-class job, so the gate is an examination and the ranked list it produces rather than a direct offer.
The minimum is 4 years of relevant experience and a valid NJ driver's license.
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Supervising Field Representative Property Improvement is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, supervises a group of Field Representatives and performs the more responsible inspection work involved in the implementation of a property maintenance enforcement program to eliminate neighborhood blight and substandard residential, business, commercial and industrial structures, and performs related public information work; does other related work.
Examples of work
- Supervises the inspection of residential, business, commercial and industrial structures to identify and correct health, safety, and structural violations.
- Supervises the reinspections of structures after completion of repairs to determine whether the violations have been corrected and that the repair work has been performed according to property maintenance requirements.
- Provides assignments to inspectional personnel.
- Coordinates area surveys designed to establish the need for public and private neighborhood improvements, and prepares reports and recommendations.
- May conduct an in-service training program for inspection personnel.
- Addresses meeting of business, civic, church, labor, school and other neighborhood groups to advise them of the agency's area inspection goals and programs and to enlist their participation.
- Provides recommendations for the prosecution of violators and condemnation procedures.
- Acts as an expert on property maintenance code enforcement at condemnation proceedings and civil prosecution of violators.
- Prepares the reports and maintains files and records.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Four (4) years of experience in the preparation or revision of building construction plans, or the inspection or supervision of the construction of buildings or, as a journeyman in the building construction structural trades.
License
Applicants conducting inspections under the New Jersey Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law (NJSA 55:13A-1 et seq.), for the State Local Cooperative Housing Inspection Program (SLCHIP), must possess a valid license as an inspector Multiple Dwelling, issued by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the methods used to conduct inspections and investigations.
- Knowledge of the varied conditions and factors likely to be in violation of code enforcement program regulations.
- Knowledge of approved buildings and construction techniques.
- Ability to interpret and apply municipal rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and ordinances relating to the property maintenance code enforcement program.
- Ability to prepare sound, accurate and informative reports containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
- Ability to provide assignments and instruction to code enforcement personnel.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
Successful completion of a course involving the Principles of Housing Inspection may be substituted for six (6) months of the required experience. Such courses are available at local community colleges.
In addition to the Inspector, Multiple Dwelling license, applicants in municipalities that are the local enforcing agency of the New Jersey Hotel and Multiple Dwelling Law (NJSA 55:13A-1 et seq.) in the State Local Cooperative Housing Inspection Program (SLCHIP), may be required to possess a valid license as a Housing Code Official, issued by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.